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Yeah sure i'll keep that in mind, cheers.
I got 1 more card that needs to be valued.
It's like a weird japanese trainer card, with a Pikachu with a pencil in it's hand writing something on a couple of books i don't really know...
Jk lol it's just a Basic Holofoil Raichu from the basic unlimited set
Cheers

Yeah sure i'll keep that in mind, cheers.
I got 1 more card that needs to be valued.
It's like a weird japanese trainer card, with a Pikachu with a pencil in it's hand writing something on a couple of books i don't really know...
Jk lol it's just a Basic Holofoil Raichu from the basic unlimited set
Cheers

Yeah sure i'll keep that in mind, cheers.
I got 1 more card that needs to be valued.
It's like a weird japanese trainer card, with a Pikachu with a pencil in it's hand writing something on a couple of books i don't really know...
Jk lol it's just a Basic Holofoil Raichu from the basic unlimited set
Cheers

I'm not sure what the card's info is because it's in japanese, and i dont have a scanner or camera, but it is set up like a trainer card. It has a picture of a pikachu drawing a charmander, and it says 'ILLUSTRATOR' at the top. also, im not quite sure what set it is from because it doesnt have a number, and the 'set icon' is just a paintbrush or microphone or something. also in the bottom corner there are 2 stars, so im hoping its rare.

It may be a "holo", but it's a reverse holo if it is holo, and the rarity is still common, so it's worth maybe an extra 5 cents more than the normal version, if that.

Quote originally posted by darkwaters93:

I'm not sure what the card's info is because it's in japanese, and i dont have a scanner or camera, but it is set up like a trainer card. It has a picture of a pikachu drawing a charmander, and it says 'ILLUSTRATOR' at the top. also, im not quite sure what set it is from because it doesnt have a number, and the 'set icon' is just a paintbrush or microphone or something. also in the bottom corner there are 2 stars, so im hoping its rare.

What you've just described would be known as the Pikachu Illustrator card, if the version you have is legitimate. However, I doubt the authenticity of your version, as only 6 are confirmed to exist, only 5 are in "circulation", and only 4 have been sold. Yours is most likely a fake, because if it wasn't, you'd probably already be aware of what it was last sold for.

What's a good price for a complete set of base, jungle and fossil sets in unlimited - as a whole. The average condition for the cards would probably be around 8.5-10 condition, all non-played - save for a very sad Machamp card. lolz!

What's a good price for a complete set of base, jungle and fossil sets in unlimited - as a whole. The average condition for the cards would probably be around 8.5-10 condition, all non-played - save for a very sad Machamp card. lolz!

Generally, these three sets aren't sold as a group, so I'll give you individual set prices.

Base: $70 to $90. Closer to the lower end because of that Machamp.
Jungle: $65 to $75.
Fossil: $60 to $70.

Also, I found a listing for them together, and that one went for $250. Only completed listing I found for all three, though. I also found one for both jungle and fossil that only went for $70. Something to chew on.

Okay, so I just joined the forum, to ask a question. I recently found, in my possesion, a Victreebel holofoil card from the Jungle set. Pretty nice overall, except for one thing. There is no Jungle set stamp. Instead, there's just a empty space, as if it were from the base set. What is this? What is it worth?

Okay, so I just joined the forum, to ask a question. I recently found, in my possesion, a Victreebel holofoil card from the Jungle set. Pretty nice overall, except for one thing. There is no Jungle set stamp. Instead, there's just a empty space, as if it were from the base set. What is this? What is it worth?

Hello, I've been doing a lot of research on the original base sets and everything. I recently bought 4 charizard cards. 2 of them have a little black mark beside the bottom right of the portrait, and the other 2 are base set 1 charizards without the black checkish mark. I've been looking online and I think the checked ones are unlimited? but cant find their worth. i haven't received them yet so I don't know if the other 2 are shadowless or not. prices for each? also,
1st edition shining celebi, mint
I'm asking because I'm looking to buy this lot of 130+ holos from someone locally for about $160, and they're all holos from base set 1 to the dark pokemon (I think, i haven't seen them all). Some are 1st edition, some aren't. Just wanna make sure it's worth the money.

Hello, I've been doing a lot of research on the original base sets and everything. I recently bought 4 charizard cards. 2 of them have a little black mark beside the bottom right of the portrait, and the other 2 are base set 1 charizards without the black checkish mark. I've been looking online and I think the checked ones are unlimited? but cant find their worth. i haven't received them yet so I don't know if the other 2 are shadowless or not. prices for each? also,
1st edition shining celebi, mint
I'm asking because I'm looking to buy this lot of 130+ holos from someone locally for about $160, and they're all holos from base set 1 to the dark pokemon (I think, i haven't seen them all). Some are 1st edition, some aren't. Just wanna make sure it's worth the money. :)

I can't price them if you don't provide sets for these. 90% of these cards share similar traits with another card, and I can't guess the sets they're from just with the collector's number level, and HP. I need the actual set name for most of these.

I can price Ho-Oh LEGEND's bottom half for you, though, as there's only one possible card that could be. That would be $4 to $7.

The last two PSA 8 graded Shining Charizard cards went for $122.50 on November 19 and for $51.00 on November 23. For an 8.5 grading, I'd say that $70 to $85 is what you could probably expect, given the fact that the past few listings on eBay haven't sold with a price of $114 for the base bid.

As for the GMA 10 graded one, it's probably worth $130 to $145, based on what has and hasn't sold for both gradings of its level and lower gradings.

1st Edition Shadowless Charizards: Presently, people seem to be willing to post up a premium price for them, with a few ungraded ones going for between $200 and $300 (far closer to the $220 to $245 range, to be more precise). Though graded ones have also been going in that range, so I expect a market correction in the pricing of one of these soon.

PSA 10 Dark Raichu: $40 to $50. Some PSA 8 graded ones are currently being sold and have been sold for a lower value, making the price of the PSA 10 one likely to drop from the last sale of $57.

For most of the older cards, the prices are past the peak they were at several years ago. The rarest ones and the ones most in demand, however, are an exception to this, though the prices in general have been fluctuating regularly with the seasons, as demand also fluctuates.

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